The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-06-30
Bundy's Diploma.

said has sadly turdcned the mind
OF our youthful and esteemed Coz
temporary of the Wellston Argus.
HIS is q tallow mind and II is not
surprising. that burdencd as i: is,
the exudations that it throws off
should 10 odorous. But we pass
that point. We had expected to
find in the fancy of the University
man slight touch of color at least,
but it, like his face, is exsangulnous.
When, some weeks ago, we took
occasion to criticize what our broth
er Is pleased to term, sour bland
and innocent doctrine that public
educator should be educated and
that journalism should be elevated
and dignificd as profession" 1t
was with the best of feeling. What
his intentions were we have no
means Of knowing. The article III
question and encompassing the al
ledged doctrine, might have ben,
after much culling and many addi-
tions, accepted as an ennunciation
of "bland and innocent doctrine"
But In lis imperfect state it was not
touched BY euphelsm. 1t was harsh
and d;scordant. 1t was doctrine
that would have excluded thou
snnds of young men from honorable
professions, and while in the same
breath making piteous plea that
the young man be given chance,
gives utterance 10 sentiments at once
tyrannlcal and ungenerous.
But We have no desire to go over
the ground VIC have once covered
or to again raise the question that
our esteemed brother drifts away
from regardless of his professed de
sirc that journalism should be "ele'
waited and dignifed as a profession" I"
That he Is sincere in his desire tc
elevate journalism, we assume from
the ornate philippe against Greer
in the last issue of the Argus.
tits scholarly In finish, elevated
in tone and embodyIng sentiment:
that are an honor, We presume, te
the college bred man. as the exos
mos of Andrew Roy. who, like
Green, graduated on a slack pile
but has excelled him in becoming
tho associate editor of a classical
paper. We have no other interes
in our brother than to see hin
prosper.
We would net suggest tho shak
ing off of the mortal coil at all.-
When God wants Linn, he will cal
him. lie has probably never need
ed an adviser or he would have lon!
since recalled Satan, or invited An
drew Roy into his council chamber
We will agree that tho Sentinel
no!:.always elegant in make up. IL
eagle at the head of our editoria
column, like our esteemed cotempo
rary, is frequently wrong end VI
which is not at all gratifying to us
us we consider it al undue exhibi
ton. Such episodes are..always ag
grayating, but they do come in tn
life time of an editor who is not
college graduate. 1t pains us t
CHI onicle such facts.
But to resume. There is sue
fnesse IN the sarcasm Of our youth
full brother-such a diversity {
, words. ords, that we half suspet
r something in a former article pierce
his tender skin. We did observ
that at the time Governor Forake
was trying to kick out of the pen
,entiary one of the worst gang {
ringsters that ever infested any (
of our public institutions, our ct
a temporary was engaged in laudin
> one of the worst members of tt
gang, and that Immediately ther
after he was sent down to Athel
: to graduate. We cannot obser,
n that that trip was at all bene6ci
to him nor that 1t has given hi
that nobility or general excellent
: that he would fix as the standal
J., by which men should be measure
who would enter journalism. 1t m.
=" be that his good purposes have be-
crippled by his associates and advi
. ers. who also labcred so asslduous
r tn retain the gapgsiers and thu
:. handicap in his work of purific
ton, the brother in law, sonin-la
Gov. Foraker.
Is We admit that it is unkind
IS recall such little matters, but we b
lieve it is point that might
safely raised, by even collie
ie graduate.
1t wounds US grievlously to kno
that adverse criticism should ha
so ratified this young doctrinaris
" that he could think of nothing
:. attack but our nose and paper CO
lar. Perhaps he is not aware til
ie we wear low cut shoes in winter.
Now that we have looked up
the handiwork of a live Cole
r graduate, We again protest agar
s a diploma being the only key
open the gates of journalism, a
:, would suggest that Bundy Sc
" among the patent medicine adve
tisements IN his paper somethi
TO give color to his face and Gle
- out his system. He may then re
ol ize that assumptions must ha
h more substantial backing th;
10 empty platitudes.
UIn iS n HANDY